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Hey guys! Here’s another mailbag. Seems like my forewarning about a change in mailbag schedule wasn’t necessary, as it won’t be different after all. Anyway, there’s a total of 11 questions this time. Mostly Skyward Sword again, but, AGAIN, as always, there’s several others. Enjoy! Questions and timestamps: (00:08) – What is your least favorite [...]

For those of you who own a 3DS, the free eshop games, formerly available on September 1st, are available today for download from Nintendo’s eshop if you own a  3DS. The games available include: Super Mario Bros. The Legend of Zelda Zelda II: T...

Through the usual morning news digging ritual, I came across this a nifty little accessory for the Nintendo 3DS called the Powerplus. The gadget is designed to double the battery life of your 3DS. Now, I'm highly skeptical of these types of products. If the Powerplus was released by Nintendo it'd be one thing, but there are so many random companies out there trying to make a quick buck, that I have a right to be cautious, especially since there are currently no customer reviews for the Powerplus on Amazon. However, Hyperkin's 3D Powerplus didn't just spring up overnight. There were announcements for it earlier in the year, and now that the product has been released, there are also some early reviews on various blogs. But all you really want to know is does it work? Let's find out inside....

Looks like the 3DS Ambassador games are already live on the eShop! I just picked up all 10 of mine about an hour ago so I can give a quick review of the process. This is honestly the best download experience I've had with any of Nintendo's online stores so far - it was quick, it was easy, and it was free. Actually playing the games is a bit weird thanks to the 3DS screen resolution plus small screen size as well as the placement of the A and B buttons, but the games themselves are still just as excellent as ever. I've only tried out Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda so far, but I'm itching to give Zelda II, Metroid, and Wrecking Crew a go as well. Want to know how to pick up your free games? Head inside for a step-by-step walkthrough....

Shigeru Miyamoto has been the biggest name in gaming for over two decades now. He helped bring the young video game market back from near death with hit titles like Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros in the early 80s, and from there, he just kept going. Donkey Kong Country, Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, and Pikmin are among his many critically acclaimed and top selling creations. While he has continued to be active in his existing franchises, as well as helping develop and promote new hardware, it's been eleven years since Miyamoto gave us a new franchise. What can we expect from the video game industry's greatest mastermind in the future? Read on for some possibilities....

After much anticipation from our forum community, here's the third installment of our Zelda Informer Timeline series! Today's timeline is a "balanced split" timeline, brought to us by forum member Voo_Bopo. For those who aren't aware, while a Split Timeline beginning with Ocarina of Time and continuing through its sequels has been confirmed by the creators, the nature of how other games relate to the two timelines has not. There are many possibilities for placing the games, but three main ideas have emerged: an adult-heavy approach, which adapts the original games as stories set in the New Hyrule founded after The Wind Waker (as seen in our first timeline by former Bomber Editor Ben Lamoreux), a child-heavy approach which resolves them by placing them in the Old Hyrule stories set after Twilight Princess, and a more balanced timeline that places games more evenly between the two sides. Today's article is an example of the last approach, and you'll get to see the reasoning behind it after the jump....

The Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program has officially launched and those of you eligible can now download the original Legend of Zelda and Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. There are a few simple steps that you must take to get your Ambassador NES games and I’ve listed the steps below. 1. Turn on your Nintendo [...]

Here at ZeldaInformer, while we mainly report on Zelda and Nintendo news, we also like to highlight certain third-party titles, especially when they're available on Nintendo hardware. I think this is especially important with it comes to third-party titles for the Nintendo 3DS, since the handheld is still very young with a only small library of available software. In addition to pointing out possible games for 3DS owners to check out while they wait for first-party software to be released, it's also always great to look at games that are utilizing Nintendo's hardware in interesting ways. One such game is being developed by the team behind the Fatal Frame franchise, who are working on a spinoff for the 3DS. The game will be called Shinrei Shashin, which translates to "Spirit Photo." More inside....

Oh, hey there! You might remember me from such giveaways as Zelda Informer's free draw for a copy of Skyward Sword upon release. My name is "Zelda Informer's Facebook Prize Giveaway". How do I work you ask, well... You start by liking ZI on Facebook, and when we reach a certain figure - in this case 5000 - we'll be giving away a Nintendo 3DS along with a 3DS game of your choice. All you'll have to do is like us on Facebook, and then comment on the special draw entry status we make. But, the technicalities aren't a concern yet. All that matters now is reaching that target of 5000, so invite your friends, families, pets - whatever (just not duplicate accounts), and you just might end up the lucky winner of that Nintendo 3DS you haven't purchased yet along with a shiny new game. Why are you still here even, get on over to Facebook!...

I stumbled upon a rumored box shot for the regular edition European release of Skyward Sword on GoNintendo, and while I have no way of confirming its veracity, I can say that it's freaking gorgeous. While I love the "gold box" representation we've typically seen for American releases and in the series in general, I've really got to say - why are the other covers always prettier? Personally I'm leaning towards this perhaps not being the real box-art, not because I don't think this is what the Europe package would look like - I've admitted that I thought this was an iconic enough representation to definitely be a candidate for the cover in a discussion of fan-made boxes a couple weeks back. Find out why I'm so gosh darn skeptical after the jump....